Feedback generation of quantum Fock states by discrete QND measures

Mazyar Mirrahimi (1) , Igor Dotsenko (2, 3) , Pierre Rouchon (4)

1 SISYPHE - SIgnals and SYstems in PHysiology & Engineering
2 LKB (Lhomond) - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
3 LKB [Collège de France] - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
4 CAS - Centre Automatique et Systèmes

A feedback scheme for preparation of photon number states in a microwave cavity is proposed. Quantum Non Demolition (QND) measurement of the cavity field provides information on its actual state. The control consists in injecting into the cavity mode a microwave pulse adjusted to increase the population of the desired target photon number. In the ideal case (perfect cavity and measures), we present the feedback scheme and its detailed convergence proof through stochastic Lyapunov techniques based on super-martingales and other probabilistic arguments. Quantum Monte-Carlo simulations performed with experimental parameters illustrate convergence and robustness of such feedback scheme.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Automatique / Robotique

Mazyar Mirrahimi, Igor Dotsenko, Pierre Rouchon. Feedback generation of quantum Fock states by discrete QND measures. 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Dec 2009, Shanghai, China. pp.1451 - 1456, ⟨10.1109/CDC.2009.5399839⟩. ⟨hal-00485694⟩